Ubisoft has taken a lot of flack from PC gamers with their controversial piracy statement and now it looks like they have backtracked on some of those claims. While it seems that the PC version of Ghost Recon Future soldier will remain canned, another game by the name of I Am Alive may still have a chance to be released on PC. I Am Alive creative director, Stanislas Mettra, previously stated the following in distaste for releasing the game on the platform:
We’ve heard loud and clear that PC gamers are bitching about there being no version for them. But, are these people just making noise just because there’s no version or because it’s a game they actually want to play? Would they buy it if we made it?
It’s hard because there’s so much piracy and so few people are paying for PC games that we have to precisely weigh it up against the cost of making it. Perhaps it will only take 12 guys three months to port the game to PC, it’s not a massive cost but it’s still a cost. If only 50,000 people buy the game then it’s not worth it.
However, Mettra is now back tracking a bit by stating that his previous comments may have been slightly misconstrued. Although, he still makes a point about studying the “feasibility” of releasing the game on the PC:
I would really love to see a pc build of the game and I dont think I meant to say “the game won’t happen on pc” it’s probably an English language miscommunication (I am not native English speaker).
What I meant is that the pc version did not happen yet. But we are still working to see the feasibility of it, which is not necessarily simple. I gave some examples to illustrate the problematic, but obviously it is not in my hands and not my part to talk about this.
Honestly, which game maker would not love his game to be playable on as many platforms and by as many people as possible?
This is quite a shift in attitude compared to the previous statement. Unfortunately, it still seems up in the air at this point. Hopefully, Ubisoft will come to their senses and release a DRM free version on the PC when the time comes.
Source: incgamers.com
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I really think they should weigh Ghost Recon up against other military shooters out there. Of course they aren’t going to get the sales they want if everybody is busy playing other, more popular shooters. In case Ubisoft hadn’t noticed, the market doesn’t really need another military shooter at the moment. They should invest time and money into building something new for the PC market.
They did release a game drm free. POP.
Dear Ubisoft,
I’ll go ahead and make it easy for you & Mettra.
We don’t want your shitty ass games. Keep them on consoles and fuck off.
If you are having trouble determining if it’s “feasible” or not, then you’re obviously “out of the loop” when it comes to PC gaming. (No, it’s not “feasible” because your games suck and PC gamers don’t want suck-ass games) Don’t worry about us PC gamers, we’re doing alright without your bullshit. We’ll take our money to other, more worthy companies.
You guys already killed Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon (among other good series) with your console mainstream noob-fest bullshit. So, once again, go fuck yourself. We don’t want your retarded games.
When you decide to drop the bullshit DRM, and return Rainbow Six & Ghost Recon to their former glory, give us a call. If you’re lucky we’ll accept your apology and buy your games. Until then, fuck you.
And by apology, I mean a sincere, earnest apology. We have finely tuned bullshit detectors and we’ll smell your bullshit apology weeks in advance. (An example would be this bullshit damage control that fuckwad Mettra is doing. You can go fuck yourself too, buddy)
-Signed Angry PC gamer.
Eloquently put Arak-Nafein 😆 .
I’m all for them porting games to PC. Even if they aren’t good, at least more people are given a chance to try the games. I do not, however, believe that Mettra had “an English language miscommunication.” He knew exactly what he originally said, and is now trying to take back his harsh words. He’d have been better off apologizing and stating that what he originally said was wrong.